In 2017, New Zealand was voted 1st out of 189 economies in the world for ease of doing business, (according to the IFC World Bank – Doing Business Report).

As the below dashboard demonstrates New Zealand also ranks high among other countries for the following:

1st on the Corruption Perception Index

3rd on the Index of Economic Freedom

13th Human Development Index

7th on the OECD’s Better Life Index

Has the 20th Highest GDP Per Capita in the World (putting New Zealand in the top 11% of all countries).

For international investors and business people interested in doing business with New Zealand

Visit NZTE.govt.nz (external link) – the website of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (the New Zealand government organization for economic development and strengthening of trade): This website will help:

For New Zealand exporters looking for support in communicating their distinctly kiwi attributes to the world

The New Zealand Story is not a campaign or a tag line; it’s an overarching story that provides other key areas such as tourism, education, investment, immigration and trade, a framework for speaking about New Zealand.

Drawing on the themes of Open Spaces, Open Hearts, and Open Minds – and three core values, kaitiaki, integrity and resourcefulness, the New Zealand Story toolkit provides a practical set of business resources to help communicate to the world the distinctively kiwi attributes that make them unique.